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Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: It’s Been Aubrey Plaza All Along in Wandavision Spin-Off Agatha: Coven of Chaos

ESPN is making a Candace Parker documentary, so many TV cancellations and renewals, the Sort Of season two trailer, and more!

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 1 Comment
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Relationships

How Chloe Caldwell’s “Women” Shaped My Queer Heartbreak

I couldn’t acknowledge that this was unsustainable, that my life wasn’t the novella I had convinced myself it was.

Mia Arias Tsang November 7, 2022 12 Comments
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Thanksgiving

10 Ways To Stay Connected to Your Disabled / Chronically Ill Friends This Thanksgiving

If the last few years have reiterated anything to us us, it’s that queer people are endlessly resourceful in their pursuit of staying connected with their community, and committed to keeping each other safe.

Heather Hogan November 7, 2022 8 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword for Champions

Start the week right with this gorgeously symmetrical mini crossword!

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Quizzes

Quiz: Which Cozy Sunday Activity Should You Do Today?

Every answer is a great way to spend a normal, cozy Sunday — but I’ve also included a little bit of optional spice, in parenthesis, in case you need an extra challenge.

Darcy November 6, 2022 24 Comments
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Sports TV Feature

25 Babes With Baseball Bats, Ranked by Lesbianism

“Color coordinating the bat to the suit is iconiccccc dyke behavior.”

the team and Heather Hogan
November 6, 2022 28 Comments
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Geekery

I Miss Film Cameras but I’m Lazy so I Use This Phone App Instead

I’m just one queer person who misses the effortless level up that comes with soft lighting, and I want to share it with my internet friends.

Carmen Phillips November 5, 2022 11 Comments
In a two panel comic with a watercolor pink background, there is a orange jack-o-latern head that says "I haven't cried for a long time" and the one next to it shows Baopu in close up, their hands are covering their face, and it reads "There's too much to process"
Webcomics

Baopu #105: A Good Cry

As an act of healing together, a good cry allows for releasing of tensions in our bodies.

Yao Xiao November 5, 2022 9 Comments
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A+ Crossword for Forward-Thinking, Nostalgia

A larger crossword that’ll challenge you AND get a song stuck in your head for the rest of the day!

brooke November 5, 2022 37 Comments
Nova and Camile are all smiles as they share their overdue dance.
TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Nova Just Wants to Dance With a Woman Who Loves Her on “Queen Sugar”

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Natalie November 4, 2022 2 Comments
A group of young women all cheers with champagne glasses on a boat in Paris as part of Real Girlfriends in Paris
TV Reviews

Like All the Best Reality Shows, “Real Girlfriends in Paris” Was Ultimately About F*cking Up in Friendships

The first season also had a healthy dose of bisexual chaos.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 4, 2022 4 Comments
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Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Puzzling It Out

“My first attempt was actually cara-bi-ners, before I realized the dashes were there for a reason!”

Darcy November 4, 2022 5 Comments
Kayla is set in black and white against a colorful spacey background. She is a South Asian woman with long brown hair and glasses who is smiling. She has a couple of soft pieces of jewelry on, too.
Straddleverse

Do You Love Queer Books?

I want fewer queer books slipping through the cracks.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya November 4, 2022 35 Comments
The cover of Heretic: A neon pink light emanating from a black cover / An author profile of Jeanna Kadlec in a black shirt and glasses with her hand propped on her chin
Book Features

A Memoir Isn’t a Self-Help Book

Author Jeanna Kadlec talks about her new memoir Heretic, the loss of leaving a life, gay Bible stories, and more.

Stef Rubino November 4, 2022 6 Comments
two queer people flirt heavily. both appear to be people of color, one with long hair and one with a mohawk. they are smilling. text reads: into the A+ advice box
AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #71: So You Keep Falling For Your Friends

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the team November 4, 2022 10 Comments
Jennifer Lawrence stares out a bus window in a hooded sweatshirt and her hair pulled back.
Movie Reviews

“Causeway” Is a Queer Military Story That Ignores the Cost of War

If we allow these wars to be reframed through a queer lens, through a hip A24 lens, we will see their errors repeated.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 4, 2022 17 Comments
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Puzzles

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Rachel November 4, 2022 19 Comments
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Society + Culture

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Carmen Phillips November 3, 2022 17 Comments
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AF+ Meet-Ups / Events

Right The Heck Now: You, Us, the A+ Pop-Up Discord?

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Nico November 3, 2022 2 Comments
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First Person TV Feature

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Watching the first season during what I considered my second puberty was miserable. I could acknowledge its effectiveness, but I felt alienated.

Drew Burnett Gregory November 3, 2022 6 Comments
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